A Case of Primaquine-Induced Acute Liver Failure / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 54-58, 2014.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-86797
ABSTRACT
Primaquine was approved for treatment of malaria in 1952 by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It has remained the only FDA-licensed drug capable of clearing the intra-hepatic schizonts and hypnozoites of Plasmodium vivax. It is associated with serious hazards and side effects, such as hemolytic anemia and methemoglobinemia. However, there is no report of primaquine causing liver injury in Korea. We describe a case of acute liver failure following primaquine overdose in a 19-year-old man.
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Main subject:
Plasmodium vivax
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Primaquine
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United States Food and Drug Administration
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Liver Failure, Acute
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Schizonts
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Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury
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Anemia, Hemolytic
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Korea
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Liver
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Malaria
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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